5.03 Trees

What is selection cutting?

• Cuttings made in a stand of trees before harvest takes place

• Harvesting in a forest of trees of different ages and mixed species

• Harvesting where all the trees in a forest are to be cut at once

• Removal of forest litter to prevent forest fires

Which is a major tree of the Pacific Coast forest region of North America and one of the most commercially grown trees?

• White Oak

• Loblolly Pine

• Red Maple

• Douglas Fir

Ash is used in the construction of:

• baseball bats

• plywood

• veneer

• log homes

The least expensive method of replacing trees harvested from the woodlot is:

• hand planting of seedlings

• natural seeding

• using airplanes to sow seeds

• hiring commercial reforestation companies

Prescribed burning is used in the management of forests in order to:

• add nutrients to the soil

• kill all unwanted trees

• remove excess leaves, reducing risks of wildfires

• destroy the habitat of deer that mage young trees

Pulpwood is mainly produced from:

• ash

• Fraser fir

• loblolly pine

• oak

The most popular Christmas tree grown commercially in the mountain region of North Carolina is the:

• Scotch pine

• cedar

• Fraser fir

• Virginia pine

Which tree is generally the most important tree in southern forests because of its use for pulpwood and lumber?

• Cedar

• Maple

• Pine

• Walnut

The system where a farmer removes all the trees from a plot of land at one cutting is:

• clear cutting

• prescribed burning

• prescribed thinning

• selection cutting

What tree species is a hardwood used for structural timbers, flooring, and furniture?

• Fraser fir

• Loblolly pine

• Longleaf pine

• White oak